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Lord Edward William Pelham-Clinton (11 August 1836 – 9 July 1907), known as Lord Edward Clinton, was a British Liberal Party politician.

Life

Clinton was the second son of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle and his wife Lady Susan Hamilton and educated at Eton until 1853. He joined the

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as an ensign in 1854 and served in the

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after the fall of Sebastopol. He reached the rank of captain in 1857 and spent 5 years in

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(1861–1865). In 1878 he attained the rank of

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and retired in 1880 while posted in

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. Clinton was elected unopposed at the 1865 general election as

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(MP) for North Nottinghamshire, but did not seek re-election in 1868. Clinton was

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from 1881 to 1894, then Master of the Household from September 1894 until her death in January 1901. He then reverted to a Groom-in-Waiting under her successor

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in 1901 and remained in that post until his death. On his death he was buried in a tomb in

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. The tomb is now Grade II* listed by

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Honours

* KCB : Knight Commander of the Most Honourabe Order of the Bath * GCVO : Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order - ''2 February 1901'' * - 1st class, Order of the Crown - ''1901'' - during the visit of

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for the death and funeral of

in January–February 1901

Family

On 22 August 1865, Clinton married Matilda Jane Cradock-Hartopp, daughter of

Sir William Cradock-Hartopp, 3rd Baronet The Cradock-Hartopp Baronetcy, of Freathby in the County of Leicester and of Four Oaks Hall in the County of Warwick, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 12 May 1796 for Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, Member of Parliamen ...

. The couple had no children. As a memorial to his wife Clinton reconstructed the chancel of St Gabriel's, Warwick Square at a cost of £1,400, commissioning the architect John Francis Bentley.

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* 1836 births 1907 deaths People educated at Eton College Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Masters of the Household Younger sons of dukes

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

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